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Hamilton, Laura S.; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Holtzman, Deborah; Fulbeck, Eleanor S.; Robyn, Abby; Poirier, Jeffrey; O'Neil, Caitlin – RAND Corporation, 2014
This report describes the implementation of professional development (PD) reforms and efforts to use teacher effectiveness (TE) data to inform PD through the third year of the initiative for all seven sites: Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), Shelby County Schools (SCS, formerly Memphis City Schools), Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), and…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Data, Faculty Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Marjanovic, Sonja; Hanney, Stephen; Wooding, Steven – RAND Corporation, 2009
This report critically examines studies of how scientific research drives innovation which is then translated into socio-economic benefits. It focuses on research evaluation insights that are relevant not only to the academic community, but also to policymakers and evaluation practitioners--and particularly to biomedical and health research…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Evaluation Research, Research and Development, Research Reports
RAND Corporation, 2007
Many adolescents experiment with marijuana; the National Institute on Drug Abuse estimates that 46% of high school seniors have tried this drug at some time. Pushing boundaries is what young people do, and some researchers believe that trying marijuana is a normal part of growing up. RAND Corporation researchers have revisited Shedler and Block's…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Marijuana, Adolescents, Drug Use